One classy bicycle

Andrew Priest said:

G'day
The picture says it all ... Goto
http://i.n.com.com/i/ne/p/2007/wooden_bike01_550x413.jpg

Not entirely sure whether I like this or not, but as a technical achievement it's damn impressive.

Look out Calfee, here comes the Driftwood Tandem ... 😉

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G'day

The picture says it all ... Goto
http://i.n.com.com/i/ne/p/2007/wooden_bike01_550x413.jpg

Regards
Andrew
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How heavy is it?

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Andrew Priest said:

G'day

The picture says it all ... Goto
http://i.n.com.com/i/ne/p/2007/wooden_bike01_550x413.jpg

Wow. Not a bike for riding--a bike for standing back and admiring.

The designer/builder has a web site is at www.diewerkler.de/english/?page_id=10.

Tomasso said:

How heavy is it?

"After I prepared the frame with a electric plane and a grinder it
started
to get its shape. All in all I took 10 kg wood off the frame. Once I
finished
the grinding the frames weight was only 27,5kg"

"The final weight of the bike is 52 kg"

So no featherweight, but it is a tandem.

Andrew Priest said:

G'day

The picture says it all ... Goto
http://i.n.com.com/i/ne/p/2007/wooden_bike01_550x413.jpg

Regards
Andrew

Wow!

I wish my woodworking was that good!

All it needs is a pair of NOS wooden rims and leather brake pads.

Cheers

Joel

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Joel Mayes said:

Andrew Priest said:

G'day

The picture says it all ... Goto
http://i.n.com.com/i/ne/p/2007/wooden_bike01_550x413.jpg

Regards
Andrew

Wow!

I wish my woodworking was that good!

All it needs is a pair of NOS wooden rims and leather brake pads.

Cheers

Joel

When is the lightweight Tour De France balsa version coming out?

Dorfus

Dorfus Dippintush said:

Joel Mayes said:

Andrew Priest said:

G'day

The picture says it all ... Goto
http://i.n.com.com/i/ne/p/2007/wooden_bike01_550x413.jpg

Regards
Andrew

Wow!

I wish my woodworking was that good!

All it needs is a pair of NOS wooden rims and leather brake pads.

Cheers

Joel

When is the lightweight Tour De France balsa version coming out?

Dorfus

Balsa bollocks!

For real lightweight you want bamboo. it's hollow and butted.

Cheers

Joel

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Joel Mayes said:

Dorfus Dippintush said:

Joel Mayes said:

On 2007-08-15, Andrew Priest <[email hidden]> wrote:
> G'day
>
> The picture says it all ... Goto
> http://i.n.com.com/i/ne/p/2007/wooden_bike01_550x413.jpg
>
> Regards
> Andrew

Wow!

I wish my woodworking was that good!

All it needs is a pair of NOS wooden rims and leather brake pads.

Cheers

Joel

When is the lightweight Tour De France balsa version coming out?

Dorfus

Balsa bollocks!

For real lightweight you want bamboo. it's hollow and butted.

Well, not so crazy, because they once used cane rims on the track.

And of course wood plus some blacksmithed iron were the original
materials for the first
cycles, ie, dandy-horses on which young members of the
upper classes risked life and limb to proove something
idiotic to anyone watching.

I will stay on 531 if you don't mind.

Patrick Turner.

Quoted message said:

Cheers

Joel

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Joel Mayes said:

Dorfus Dippintush said:

Joel Mayes wrote:
> On 2007-08-15, Andrew Priest <[email hidden]> wrote:
>> G'day
>>
>> The picture says it all ... Goto
>> http://i.n.com.com/i/ne/p/2007/wooden_bike01_550x413.jpg
>>
>> Regards
>> Andrew
>
> Wow!
>
> I wish my woodworking was that good!
>
> All it needs is a pair of NOS wooden rims and leather brake pads.
>
> Cheers
>
> Joel
>

When is the lightweight Tour De France balsa version coming out?

Dorfus

Balsa bollocks!

For real lightweight you want bamboo. it's hollow and butted.

Well, not so crazy, because they once used cane rims on the track.

And of course wood plus some blacksmithed iron were the original
materials for the first
cycles, ie, dandy-horses on which young members of the
upper classes risked life and limb to proove something
idiotic to anyone watching.

I will stay on 531 if you don't mind.

Bamboo:

http://www.calfeedesign.com/bamboo.htm (and scroll down a bit).

Saw a kevlar+carbon frame once. Very stiff.

RIDE matters mate!

Thomas O, Tom R sO, Tomasso (Reynolds 853 is cool with me, with carbon forks).